The "Empire" Cast Picks the "Empire" Guest Stars They're Most Excited For

The second season of Empire (premiering September 23 on Fox) includes a lineup of guest stars almost as spectacular as Cookie's wardrobe (almost). Which begs the question: Which guest stars have the cast regulars most ~*eXcItEd? Cosmopolitan.com spoke to a handful of them over the weekend, at a season-two premiere celebration hosted by Saks, to find out.

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(P.S. Co-creator Lee Daniels gave a speech at the event, admitting that he and his sister used to "boost" from Saks. "Boost is stealing," he said. "This was before the cameras and all that shit were happening. You could really boost." It was a pretty spectacular speech.)

Without further adieu:

1. Ta'Rhonda Jones ("Porsha"): Adam Rodriguez

"When I say I love him because he's so sexy — don't tell anybody I said it, but I said it. I have a secret obsession with him, because he's just so good-looking in person. He looks even better than he does on TV. I don't want to see [Magic Mike XXL]; I'm afraid I'm might drip drop."

2. Kaitlin Doubleday ("Rhonda"): Ludacris

"I love Ludacris. I grew up listening to him, he's one of the best rappers in the world, so that was amazing. And I love Chris Rock. He's like the funniest man in the world, so I was really excited he would be there."

3. Lee Daniels: Vivica Fox

"I'm very excited about Vivica Fox coming on. And I'm really excited — oh my god, there are so many of them. I think Chris Rock, because I directed Chris Rock, personally. That was something I'm excited about. I mean, they're all friends."

4. Gabourey Sidibe ("Becky"): Kelly Rowland

"Kelly Rowland. And especially her role. I don't know what is known about her role [Ed note: She's playing Lucious Lyon's mom], so I won't say it just yet, but it's really cool, and all of her scenes are so amazing. I didn't get to see them, but reading them on the page, they're amazing. There's no singing in the script, but I think that her role is really powerful and really important to the story."

5. Trai Byers ("Andre"): Marisa Tomei

I was so happy to meet Marisa Tomei. I mean, My Cousin Vinny. She's one of the most gentle souls I've ever met, and just came along and joined our family in such a seamless way. I love working with her. And it looks like I'm going to be working with her a little more, so lucky us, right?"

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